Samsung NV10 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Advance Shake Reduction

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GHXWS4
• Item model number: NV10
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,545 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The 10-megapixel NV10 features the distinctive styling of the NV Series including an innovative touch pad Graphical User Interface (GUI), a sleek, brushed black aluminum body, and a compact design. The NV10, measuring just .7-inches thick, includes a Schneider 3x optical zoom lens (35-105mm equivalent), a 5x digital zoom, and a large, 2.5-inch color LCD display.

The NV10, a 10-megapixel model, joins the NV Series of digital still cameras featuring unique, slim designs with sleek bodies in brushed black, stainless steel and a trademark Samsung blue ring located around the lens of each model. This premium line was developed after two years of extensive market research, and as a result, feature a revolutionary, easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) that allows users to easily toggle through menu functions using a convenient touch pad located along the LCD on the back of the camera, instead of the traditional dial located at the top of the camera. For outstanding image quality, the NV10 features legendary Schneider optics.

The NV10 is equipped with Samsung's state-of-the-art Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR) technology to combat hand shake. The ASR function provides enhanced image clarity by electronically compensating for excess hand shake and improving color in environments lacking sufficient lighting where the use of the flash is not desirable.

With the touch of a button, the unique technology uses proprietary algorithms to interpret sharpness and color information to deliver an image that looks like it has been taken with the flash. As the flash is disabled, side effects such as red eye are prevented.

As with the entire NV Series, the NV10 can record in VGA (640 x 480) at 30 frames per second (fps), for smoother video and a larger view of the movie on LCD and TV screens. The NV10 also includes a movie stabilizer function that automatically detects and corrects minor lateral and vertical camera movement. For additional control, the continuous video recording function allows the user to pause and resume video recording at any time, while the built-in movie editing function allows users to edit video in-camera. There are also several special effects functions for creative control in-camera, such as Color Effect, Highlight, Photo Frame, Negative, and Composite Shot. Color effects include black and white, sepia, blue, green, and red.

For crystal-clear images under various shooting conditions, the NV10 features 11 scene modes, including Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach and Snow, and Text Recognition. Text Recognition, a feature unique to Samsung digital still cameras, allows users to shoot documents such as books, papers, and magazines and then extract text from the image taken using the bundled Digimax Reader text recognition software.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Puzzled by others' comments., October 4, 2006

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B. Husick (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung NV10 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Advance Shake Reduction (Electronics)

I am frankly a little puzzed by others' comments about the image quality of this camera. I have shot digital exclusively since 1999 and this is by far the best point-and-shoot I have owned. I usually shoot with a Canon 5D or 1DS Mark II and this little NV10 holds up really well against these and certainly beats all the compact cameras I have owned (Canon, Casio, Sony, Contax). I have printed 16"x20" prints from the NV10 after almost no editing in Photoshop CS2. There is a little noise (I shoot the NV10 at ISO 100) and a minor application of Noise Ninja's filter removes any noticeable noise. It is possible that there are manufacturing irregularities that cause one camera to be different from another. If this is the case and yours seems very noisy, send it back and exchange it for another. I took this camera to India for a week and I couldn't pry it out of my wife's hands - she loved the size, responsiveness, image quality, exposure and ease of use.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT a pro camera, it is an "All the time - Everywhere" camera., February 13, 2007

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R. McLaughlin (Angelus Oaks, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung NV10 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Advance Shake Reduction (Electronics)

I shoot with a Canon 1D Mark II and an assortment of lenses. Many times my gear sits at home because face it, who wants to carry camera gear that weighs more than a small country? Many times I wish I had a camera in my pocket. I played around with plenty and narrowed it down to this camera and the Canon S3 IS. The S3 was the winner in many areas except one - size. I wanted a camera that, when in its case, is still very portable. I want to toss it in my pocket with my keys and my comb and not have it look like I have a tumor.

Yes the Nikon E200 is better. The lens is what does all the work. The D200 cannot be taken everywhere, this camera can!

I leave it on AUTO and anytime I use the flash I underexpose by 0.7 and my world is fine. The flash is good for close distances, the battery lasts long enough for a day out, and the megapixel rating is simply wonderful.

Good points:
Metal body!
Buttons on the back make selecting menus so very easy!
Size, or lack thereof!
Lens is covered when camera is off!
Screen is pretty much scratch proof!

Neutral points:
Only a 3x zoom, but any bigger and it would not fit in my pocket.
Battery lasts for about 200 shots, so take the charger with you.
Extra power battery supposedly available, have not seen it.
POWER button is lit and shutter button is not. Folks turn it off when shooting because they press the wrong button.
Sounds are all corny.

Bad points:
When you record movies, the sound is missing for about 2 seconds on each end, so shoot extra and edit later.
No power-on lock, you can accidentally power it up in your pocket.
AF not so hot in the dark.

Overall, if you want a camera small enough to ALWAYS have with you, this is it. If you can afford to have some bulk there are many other cameras to chose from.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This camera is great., October 27, 2006

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B. Braun "Improv Student" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung NV10 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Advance Shake Reduction (Electronics)

I recently purchased this camera and have found it to perform very well. I have digital versions of my brothers wedding photographs that were taken on a digital SLR and the images that I've taken, in similar light conditions, with the NV10 are actually superior in quality. It is true that in low light conditions when you do not use a flash and shoot at high ISO speeds there is increased grain / noise in the image but that is true for most compact digital cameras. I'm of the opinion that if you shoot a lot of low light photographs you should use a tripod and shoot at low ISO's with this camera for excellent results. There are plenty of more technical reviews of this cameras performance on the web and I encourage you to seek them out. For a very compact camera, this one really has a lot of flexibility and the user interface is intuitive and a pleasure to use.